connected to earth and our beginnings
Some say that we, humans, are creatures of reason. We are such a different species from all other animals on earth. We've come a long way, we evolved to a point which made us almost irrecognizable from animals. We established systems of order, and created recursively, discovery after discovery, from fire and the wheel at the beginnings of our time, to today, to the point of AI. Yet we, as any other species, need food, and in contrast with other species, we cook it. Fire and cooking have been with us hand in hand since our beginning. They've allowed us to tell from the oldest forgotten stories in ancient eras to the night campfire stories in our childhood in more recent years. It's in our genes.
And in today's day and age, we are but just a newly sprouted branch in the big tree of humanity. Since we've come so far, it is important to recognize that, at times, our root feels very far, alien, disconnected from us. We buy pre-made food at the supermarket after work and heat it in the microwave while loading the next Netflix episode which we will watch alone on a wednesday evening. We don't recognize elements, ingredients or "things from nature" that easily anymore. We miss the opportunities of bonding over community way too often these days.
For this reason, Branches & Fuego is a project of realization, recognition. A thread of significance that starts from today and rolls out all the way back to when everything started. We want to link our roots to our current days by offering you an adventure and a new memory. A moment of bonding and creating, in a more primal experience. A door that you can open to go back to basics, and feel more connected to earth and our beginnings.
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